Using the space below, please publish your corrected Amicus Briefs to the blog. Simply copy and paste the text of your doc into the dialog box and hit PUBLISH.
** Please note: If I received your brief, you have a completion grade worth 10 points in Genesis. However, I will not grade the content (worth 90 points) of the brief until it is published here, with all corrections made. Please be sure to carefully proofread before you submit it.
Next, you will be responsible for reading some of the briefs. You must read at least 5--but they don't all have to be from your class (1st period is at a disadvantage here as they will be the first ones to publish and therefore may not see any from 3rd period yet). You must comment on FIVE briefs--in either question form or just about a point you think is interesting.
Finally, choose what you think are the 2 most persuasive ones written--pay attention to the last paragraphs, as that is where you should find most of the author's opinions. In a separate post, note the top two using the name of the case as well as the student's name.
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Pivotal Moments and Other Life Altering Events...
Revisionist history refers to a branch of study that examines a historical event in context and either:
a) reinterprets it
or
b) investigates claims and debunks many historical inconsistencies
We are going to do a sample revision history on ourselves, so the first one applies more to this assignment.
First, pick a "pivotal" moment in your life--it should be one where there were more than one choice to be made.
Next, imagine yourself making a different and possibly opposite choice. Think about all the characters and events that became a part of your life, and think about how each of those people and events would be a part of your "new" life. Try to examine the events from an objective view point (which is next to impossible but who cares).
Write the story.
If you insist on asking "how long does it have to be" I will just shake my head at you, so don't do that. Just give me something good!
a) reinterprets it
or
b) investigates claims and debunks many historical inconsistencies
We are going to do a sample revision history on ourselves, so the first one applies more to this assignment.
First, pick a "pivotal" moment in your life--it should be one where there were more than one choice to be made.
Next, imagine yourself making a different and possibly opposite choice. Think about all the characters and events that became a part of your life, and think about how each of those people and events would be a part of your "new" life. Try to examine the events from an objective view point (which is next to impossible but who cares).
Write the story.
If you insist on asking "how long does it have to be" I will just shake my head at you, so don't do that. Just give me something good!
Monday, February 8, 2016
Just Say No...or Don't...or Whatever
Think about this question, and answer it in story form. That is, give an appropriate example that helps illustrate your point:
Do you ever find it hard to say no? Does it depend on the circumstances? Explain. Have you ever found yourself agreeing to something you really didn't want to do? Why do you think you did or didn't?
Under what circumstances is it easy to talk you into something? Under what circumstances is it impossible to do so?
Do you ever find it hard to say no? Does it depend on the circumstances? Explain. Have you ever found yourself agreeing to something you really didn't want to do? Why do you think you did or didn't?
Under what circumstances is it easy to talk you into something? Under what circumstances is it impossible to do so?
Monday, January 11, 2016
What's in a Name?
I was thinking about names the other day, because it is something I tend to think about every so often. I went to school with twin girls named Misty and Summer. Their last name? Weathers. True Story. Names are fun.
Shakespeare, through the voice of Juliet, asked us to consider: "What's in a name?" Well, what is?
How many of you were named for other people, specifically, family members?
Does being named after a beloved relative heap unfair pressure on you to be a certain way--act a certain way--love certain things--just because the person you're named after did?
What about those of you who were named for favorite actors or actresses, literary characters or anything that your parents thought was cool at the time?
Do you love your name? Does it suit you? Would you change it if you could? To what?
Do you ever think you might be a different person if you were named something else?
Do you know the origin of your name? How did you come to be a Jazmine or a Trevor or a Keanu or a Gerson, Elvis or a Samiyah?
For example, my name is Cassandra, which comes from Greek Tragedy, Agamemmnon by Aeschylus, but my mother and father didn't know that. So, I have no idea really, where they got it from, but I often wonder if I would be a completely different person if my name was something simple like Lisa or Diane or something like that. When other people shorten your name does it make you angry? What about when people mispronounce it?
There are a lot of questions here--make sure you hit all of them. (400 words/40 pts)
Shakespeare, through the voice of Juliet, asked us to consider: "What's in a name?" Well, what is?
How many of you were named for other people, specifically, family members?
Does being named after a beloved relative heap unfair pressure on you to be a certain way--act a certain way--love certain things--just because the person you're named after did?
What about those of you who were named for favorite actors or actresses, literary characters or anything that your parents thought was cool at the time?
Do you love your name? Does it suit you? Would you change it if you could? To what?
Do you ever think you might be a different person if you were named something else?
Do you know the origin of your name? How did you come to be a Jazmine or a Trevor or a Keanu or a Gerson, Elvis or a Samiyah?
For example, my name is Cassandra, which comes from Greek Tragedy, Agamemmnon by Aeschylus, but my mother and father didn't know that. So, I have no idea really, where they got it from, but I often wonder if I would be a completely different person if my name was something simple like Lisa or Diane or something like that. When other people shorten your name does it make you angry? What about when people mispronounce it?
There are a lot of questions here--make sure you hit all of them. (400 words/40 pts)
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Resolution Revolution
Well, she's here. For better or worse, 2016 has arrived, and with it, the chance to begin anew.
There is a term in Latin known as Tabula Rasa. Translated that means "clean slate." I love that idea because it has such promise and so much hope.
So, let's start there.
Do you believe that anybody can really ever have a "clean slate"? If not, how come? If so, how come?
How quick are you to forgive anybody else's mistakes against you and "wipe the slate clean"? Do you hold grudges? Why or why not?
Finally, we all know that people love to talk about their new resolutions--something they have resolved to do in the new year that they either never did before or never cared about doing before. What is your opinion on new year's resolutions?
There is a term in Latin known as Tabula Rasa. Translated that means "clean slate." I love that idea because it has such promise and so much hope.
So, let's start there.
Do you believe that anybody can really ever have a "clean slate"? If not, how come? If so, how come?
How quick are you to forgive anybody else's mistakes against you and "wipe the slate clean"? Do you hold grudges? Why or why not?
Finally, we all know that people love to talk about their new resolutions--something they have resolved to do in the new year that they either never did before or never cared about doing before. What is your opinion on new year's resolutions?
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